Hat Full of Stars

Hat Full of Stars is the fourth solo studio album released by Cyndi Lauper. The album has sold 119,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Issued in 1993 it deviated from her pop-rock sound of previous projects and delved heavily into alternative music. It also furthered Lauper's growing penchant for writing topical songs about social issues. The album was co-produced by dance-music artist Junior Vasquez and is highly typical of his work of the time. As such many of the songs are held together by synthetic loops and percussion. Lyrics address issues like abortion ("Sally's Pigeons"), racism ("A Part Hate"), spousal abuse ("Product of Misery" and "Broken Glass") and incest ("Lies"). Some critics said Cyndi Lauper...